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Event:
G | 23: Burns x Nosferatu
Date: Jul 15, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Don misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Nasukawa clinches up with Don and pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nasukawa.
Don tries a body shot but Nasukawa blocks it.
Don has had enough of the clinch but Nasukawa keeps him there for the moment.
Nasukawa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Don's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Don looking to throw knees to the head but Nasukawa is blocking nicely.
Nasukawa keeps control of Don as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasukawa lands a right hand.
Nasukawa prevents a body shot from Don.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Don is trying to drag Nasukawa to the mat but Nasukawa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T1#
Don throws a head punch that misses.
Don misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Nasukawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Don throws a head kick but Nasukawa moves out of range.
#TD2#
Don shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nasukawa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Don grinds an elbow into Nasukawa's temple.
Don landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Don scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Don scoring with punches from side control.
Don slows the pace down.
Don creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big shot lands for Don! That's hurt Nasukawa! Will he recover? Don fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monty Don!
A relieved looking Monty Don thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
G | 16: Zaitoun x Steel
Date: Jun 27, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasukawa moves to clinch but Lock breaks away #TD#
and Lock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lock forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Lock in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Nasukawa tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Lock! |
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Event:
G | 12: Camara x Burns
Date: Jun 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Zaitoun has managed to clinch.
Zaitoun working aggressively here.
Zaitoun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun misses with some punches.
Zaitoun throws a punch but it's blocked by Nasukawa.
Nasukawa trying to stall but Zaitoun improves his position.
Zaitoun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nasukawa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nasukawa is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasukawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC2#
Nasukawa breaks the clinch.
#T1##CL#
Zaitoun moves into range and clinches up with Nasukawa.
Zaitoun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaitoun gets through Nasukawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zaitoun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaitoun digs a right hand into Nasukawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nasukawa's gas tank.
Zaitoun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaitoun keeps control of Nasukawa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nasukawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Zaitoun gets an underhook and turns Nasukawa into the cage.
Zaitoun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaitoun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nasukawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaitoun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaitoun throws a punch but it's blocked by Nasukawa.
Nasukawa looking to slow down the pace here.
Zaitoun lands a right hand. #T2#
Zaitoun throws a punch but it's blocked by Nasukawa.
Zaitoun lands with a short shot to the head.
Nasukawa tries to stall but Zaitoun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zaitoun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nasukawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nasukawa takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaitoun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaitoun misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaitoun tries to throw a body punch but Nasukawa avoids it by throwing Zaitoun back against the cage.
Zaitoun is working Nasukawa over against the cage.
Zaitoun lands with a right to the head.
Nasukawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Zaitoun gets an underhook and turns Nasukawa into the cage.
Zaitoun throws a punch but it's blocked by Nasukawa. #T3#
Good body shot from Zaitoun.
Nasukawa looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaitoun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaitoun misses with some punches.
Zaitoun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nasukawa stalling in the clinch but Zaitoun improves position.
Nasukawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nasukawa stalling in the clinch but Zaitoun improves position.
We've been informed that Nasukawa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zaitoun scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Nasukawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Nasukawa has closed the distance and engaged Zaitoun in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaitoun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaitoun throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zaitoun as Nasukawa tries to tie him up.
Zaitoun struggles to land a body shot inside as Nasukawa controls his hands.
#T4#
Zaitoun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaitoun misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaitoun gets through Nasukawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nasukawa blocks an uppercut.
Zaitoun lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zaitoun throws a head punch that misses.
Zaitoun swings wildly with an uppercut but Nasukawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaitoun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nasukawa.
Nasukawa takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmed Zaitoun dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A big right from Nasukawa misses. #CL2#
Nasukawa closes the distance and clinches.
Zaitoun working aggressively here.
Zaitoun tries to work over Nasukawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaitoun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nasukawa's elbow.
Nasukawa blocks a body shot from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands a left hand.
Nasukawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nasukawa prevents a body shot from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaitoun misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaitoun.
Ahmed Zaitoun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zaitoun lands a hook that snaps the head of Nasukawa backwards.
Zaitoun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaitoun lands a right hand. #T1#
A bit of stalling here from Nasukawa.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nasukawa.
Zaitoun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nasukawa backwards.
Zaitoun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nasukawa can do to turn this around?
Zaitoun keeps control of Nasukawa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nasukawa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zaitoun is keeping busy.
Nasukawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaitoun backwards.
Zaitoun can't find room to land a body shot as Nasukawa controls the action.
Zaitoun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Nasukawa manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Zaitoun has Nasukawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Zaitoun lands an uppercut.
Nasukawa taking a breather.
Nasukawa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nasukawa is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Zaitoun has denied him.#T2#
Nasukawa wants to stall.
Zaitoun swings wildly with an uppercut but Nasukawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaitoun swings wildly with an uppercut but Nasukawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaitoun throws a punch but it's blocked by Nasukawa.
Zaitoun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaitoun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaitoun.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nasukawa is breathing heavily.#T3#
Zaitoun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaitoun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nasukawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nasukawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaitoun lands a nice shot to the body.
Nasukawa blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nasukawa.
Nasukawa stalling in the clinch but Zaitoun improves position.
Zaitoun misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Zaitoun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaitoun scores with a shot to the side of Nasukawa's head.
Zaitoun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nasukawa looking to stall.
#T4#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zaitoun digs a right hand into Nasukawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nasukawa's gas tank.
Zaitoun can't find room to land a body shot as Nasukawa controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaitoun.
Zaitoun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nasukawa's elbow.
Nasukawa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zaitoun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaitoun prevents a body shot from Nasukawa.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nasukawa backwards.
Zaitoun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmed Zaitoun dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Nasukawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zaitoun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CL#
Zaitoun moves into the clinch.
Nasukawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Zaitoun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaitoun lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nasukawa.
Zaitoun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nasukawa backwards.
Zaitoun lands with a light punch inside.
Zaitoun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zaitoun fails to land.
Zaitoun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaitoun works on Nasukawa's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasukawa trying to stall but Zaitoun improves his position.
Nasukawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nasukawa is trying to stall.
#T1#
Zaitoun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaitoun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaitoun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaitoun pushes Nasukawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaitoun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zaitoun lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaitoun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nasukawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nasukawa takes a shot to the head.
Zaitoun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nasukawa backwards. #ROC#Nasukawa is rocked!
Nasukawa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zaitoun is keeping busy.
Nasukawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaitoun finish him?
A short right from Zaitoun. #T2#
Nasukawa blocks a body shot from Zaitoun.
Nasukawa seems to have recovered his senses.
Good body shot from Zaitoun.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands with a right to the head.
Zaitoun struggles to land a body shot inside as Nasukawa controls his hands.
Zaitoun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaitoun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaitoun misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun misses with some punches.
Zaitoun scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nasukawa backwards. #T3#
Nasukawa is looking to break free of the clinch but Zaitoun has double underhooks.
Zaitoun gets through Nasukawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zaitoun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Zaitoun.
Nasukawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zaitoun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaitoun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaitoun has a couple of punches blocked by Nasukawa.
Zaitoun misses with the head strike.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaitoun lands a body shot.
Zaitoun scores with a shot to the side of Nasukawa's head. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaitoun misses with a body punch.
Zaitoun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaitoun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nasukawa avoiding damage.
Zaitoun throws a head punch that misses.
Nasukawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaitoun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike.
Nasukawa prevents a body shot from Zaitoun.
Nasukawa trying to stall but Zaitoun improves his position.
Nice body punch from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nasukawas head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmed Zaitoun clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Zaitoun scores with a nice head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Zaitoun rushes Nasukawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nasukawa tries to stall but Zaitoun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zaitoun tries a body shot but Nasukawa blocks it.
Zaitoun throws a head punch that misses.
Nasukawa trying to control the position but instead, Zaitoun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nasukawa into the cage.
Zaitoun has a couple of punches blocked by Nasukawa.
Zaitoun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Nasukawa breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Zaitoun closes the distance and clinches.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaitoun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Zaitoun.
Nasukawa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#T1#
A shot in the inside from Zaitoun.
Nasukawa blocks a body shot from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Zaitoun on the inside.
Nasukawa blocks a body shot from Zaitoun.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zaitoun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaitoun gets through Nasukawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zaitoun lands a left hand.
Zaitoun lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaitoun.
Zaitoun scores with a shot to the side of Nasukawa's head. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaitoun.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaitoun working aggressively here.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Zaitoun.
Zaitoun misses with some punches.
Nasukawa misses with some punches.
Zaitoun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nasukawa backwards.
Zaitoun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nasukawa's elbow.
Zaitoun works on Nasukawa's body with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Zaitoun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zaitoun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nasukawa backwards.
Zaitoun lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaitoun.
Nasukawa blocking some punches.
Zaitoun cracks Nasukawa with a nice body shot.
Nasukawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaitoun is working Nasukawa over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nasukawa's elbow.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike.
Nasukawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nasukawa blocks a body shot from Zaitoun. #T4#
A short uppercut from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nasukawa backwards.
Zaitoun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nasukawa misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaitoun pushes Nasukawa against the cage. Zaitoun is working some dirty boxing. Zaitoun pushes off with a quick right hook! Nasukawa goes down! Nasukawa tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Zaitoun moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmed Zaitoun!
Ahmed Zaitoun retains his light heavyweight title! |
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Event:
Gladius Fight Night 4
Date: May 18, 2020 |
#R1#
Scourge throws out a loose jab but Nasukawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scourge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nasukawa pinned against the cage. Nasukawa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nasukawa fakes the leg kick and cracks Scourge in the body.
Nasukawa cracks a nice hook into Scourge's ribs.
Scourge looks winded!#KD#
Nasukawa lands a big uppercut and Scourge crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Scourge looks OK. Nasukawa waves Scourge back to his feet!#ROC#
Scourge is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Hennison Scourge has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasukawa knocks out Scourge with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Nasukawa before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Nasukawa picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuki Nasukawa!
A very excited looking Yuki Nasukawa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Gladius Fight Night 3
Date: May 13, 2020 |
#R1#
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Nasukawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #KD2#
Jackson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nasukawa sprawling to the canvas! Nasukawa rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jackson finish him?!
#ROC2#
Nasukawa is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Nasukawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Nasukawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nasukawa scores with a leg kick.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a hook but Nasukawa blocks it.
BAM! Jackson delivers a spinning backfist that drops Nasukawa like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Dwayne Jackson!
An out of breath Dwayne Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 05, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petro.
Nasukawa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Nasukawa misses.
Petro gets the takedown into side control.
Petro prevents Nasukawa from escaping the position.
Petro decides to stand back up. Petro steps back and let's Nasukawa get back to his feet.
Yuki Nasukawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petro throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nasukawa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Petro is in Nasukawa's guard.
Petro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasukawa wants to stand and escape but Petro is having none of it.
Nasukawa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nasukawa tries to get out of the position.
Petro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Petro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nasukawa.
Petro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nasukawa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petro moves out of range as Nasukawa strikes.
Petro walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petro has closed the distance and engaged Nasukawa in a clinch.
Nasukawa blocks a body shot from Petro.
Nasukawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Petro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petro blocking some punches.
Nasukawa working aggressively here.
Nasukawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nasukawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petro blocking some punches.
Petro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nasukawa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A combination from Petro does no damage.
Nasukawa misses with a hook. Petro ducked under it nicely.
Petro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nasukawa scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petro dives in and scores a takedown into Nasukawa's guard.
Nasukawa is breathing heavily.
Nasukawa wants to stand and escape but Petro is having none of it.
Nasukawa wriggles free and stands up.
Nasukawa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Petro throws a sloppy head kick and Nasukawa moves out of range easily.
Petro slips a jab from Nasukawa.
Petro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nasukawa misses with an uppercut.
Nasukawa cracks Petro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nasukawa's waist but Nasukawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Petro off to one side.
Yuki Nasukawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Griorgio Petro.
Nasukawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Petro responds with a good body kick, but Nasukawa manages to step out the way in time.
Petro shoots in looking for a takedown. Nasukawa tries to sprawl out of it but Petro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nasukawa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Nasukawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Nasukawa misses.
Petro wants to counter the offense by Nasukawa and move into the clinch position.
Nasukawa throws a hook but Petro avoids it easily.
Nasukawa misses with a looping left.
Petro looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Petro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petro moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Nasukawa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nasukawa circles away.
Yuki Nasukawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Petro dodges the punch combination from Nasukawa.
Petro is looking to clinch but Nasukawa is avoiding it.
Nasukawa looks to land a left hand but Petro moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nasukawa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nasukawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Petro.
A big right from Nasukawa misses.
Nasukawa misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petro ducks under a wild hook from Nasukawa.
Petro throws out a counter right but Nasukawa avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petro moves out of range of the strikes.
Petro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nasukawa.
Petro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nasukawa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nasukawa is looking to stand up but Petro isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Petro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Petro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nasukawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petro can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nasukawa is keeping the position for now.
Petro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Petro shoots in and drives through. Nasukawa sprawls well.
Nasukawa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nasukawa looks to throw the jab but Petro is out of range.
Petro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nasukawa.
Petro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Petro fails with the takedown
enabling Nasukawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Yuki Nasukawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Griorgio Petro.
Nasukawa connects with a right hand. Petro shakes it off.
Nasukawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nasukawa, as that shot connected.
Petro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Nasukawa counter with a right hand.
Petro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petro ducks under a wild hook from Nasukawa.
Nasukawa misses with a left hand
and Petro counters with a series of strikes. Nasukawa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yuki Nasukawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nasukawa enables Petro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nasukawa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nasukawa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Petro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nasukawa is looking to stand up but Petro isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasukawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Petro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Petro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nasukawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nasukawa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nasukawa missing with a left hand there. Petro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Nasukawa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Petro has managed to clinch.
Petro blocks an uppercut.
Nasukawa presses Petro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nasukawa misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nasukawa.
Nasukawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petro wants to take the fight to the mat but Nasukawa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Petro being controlled against the cage.
Nasukawa prevents Petro from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Nasukawa fails to land.
Nasukawa working aggressively here.
Nasukawa throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nasukawa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nasukawa up against the cage.
Nasukawa trying to stall but Petro improves his position.
Nasukawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petro's elbow.
Petro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nasukawa lands an uppercut.
Petro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nasukawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nasukawa managing to block the knees to the body from Petro.
Petro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nasukawa after a bit of a struggle.
Yuki Nasukawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Griorgio Petro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nasukawa misses with some punches.
Petro looking for a takedown.
Nasukawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nasukawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petro.
Nasukawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nasukawa.
Nasukawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nasukawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nasukawa pushes Petro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasukawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petro is looking to break free of the clinch but Nasukawa has double underhooks.
Nasukawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nasukawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nasukawa has a couple of punches blocked by Petro.
Nasukawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petro takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Nasukawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nasukawa.
Petro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nasukawa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Petro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nasukawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nasukawa scores with a nice strike.
Petro ducks under a wild hook from Nasukawa.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Petro slips under a jab.
Nasukawa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nasukawa throws a big shot that misses.
Petro is looking for the big counter here.
Nasukawa misses with a looping left.
Petro moves out of range of the strikes.
Petro tries to counter with a clinch but Nasukawa shakes him off and moves away.
Petro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nasukawa.
Nasukawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nasukawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Nasukawa throws a looping overhand right but Petro ducks down to avoid it.
Petro scores with a takedown into Nasukawa's guard.
Griorgio Petro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nasukawa wants to stand up but Petro is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Nasukawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nasukawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Nasukawa! |
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